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 Barbiturates Summary
1,227 words, approx. 4 pages Barbiturates are a group of drugs that act as depressants on the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). They are derived from barbituric acid, a chemical discovered in 1863. Scientists looking for a drug to treat anxiety and nervousness... summary from source:
 Barbiturates: Complications Summary
859 words, approx. 3 pagesBarbiturates are central nervous system (CNS) DEPRESSANTS ("downers"). These drugs produce sedative, hypnotic, and anesthetic effects. Depending on the dose used, any single drug in this class may produce sedation (decreased... summary from source:
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516 words, approx. 2 pagesBelonging to a class of mood-altering drugs, barbiturates induce relaxation and sleep. By manipulating the central nervous system, barbiturates can effect degrees of behavioral depression from mild sedation to coma, and, if used improperly, can cause... summary from source:
 Barbiturates Summary
477 words, approx. 2 pagesBarbiturates are medicines that act on the central nervous system (CNS). As a group, they are known as central nervous depressants or sedative-hypnotic drugs. They cause drowsiness and may control seizures (convulsions). Barbiturates make people very... summary from source:
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Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. Some are also used as anticonvulsants. Barbiturates are derivatives of barbituric...
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 AP News A new challenge to Ky. executions arises
11/23/2007: 335 words, approx. 1 pagesA Kentucky death-row prisoner claims that giving a condemned inmate a sedative on the day of execution interferes with the drug cocktail used in lethal injections.The lawsuit by Gregory L. Wilson, 51, is a new challenge to Kentucky's execution method after the U.S. Supreme Court... summary from source:
AP Features Some Teens Face Drug-Testing Parents
9/19/2006: 765 words, approx. 3 pages Teen drug users know better than to cross paths with police officers walking the beat or school principals roaming the hallways. Now there's a new enemy in the generational war on drugs: drug testing-parents. The explosion of Internet... summary from source:
AP News Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than drugs
3/23/2007: 581 words, approx. 2 pagesNew "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study.In research published Friday in The Lancet magazine, Professor David Nutt of... summary from source:
AP Features Alcohol and tobacco more dangerous than illegal drugs, study shows
3/23/2007: 566 words, approx. 2 pagesAlcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy, according to a new British study.In research published Friday in The Lancet magazine, Professor David Nutt of Britain's Bristol University and colleagues proposed a new framework for the classification of harmful substances,...
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